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Bergen Boy, 9, Clings To Life, Loved Ones Hold Onto Hope After SUV Accident Bergen Boy, 9, Clings To Life, Loved Ones Hold Onto Hope After SUV Accident
Bergen Boy, 9, Clings To Life, Loved Ones Hold Onto Hope After SUV Accident Friday promises another ray of hope for the family of a 9-year-old Fair Lawn boy critically injured in a tragic accident last month. Aiden D'Angelo "is opening his eyes and moving his limbs," his father said Thursday. The news is heartening to many. There are Aiden's parents, Joe and Jessica, as well as his brother, Luca. There are the neighbors who called 911 and rushed into the street after Aiden was struck by a Honda CR-V on 17th Street near Morlot Avenue on May 26. There's the local police officer who held Aiden's head in his hands, the EMS workers who took him to St. Joseph's Re…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Tragic Accident': Fair Lawn Boy, 9, Struck, Critically Injured 'Tragic Accident': Fair Lawn Boy, 9, Struck, Critically Injured
'Tragic Accident': Fair Lawn Boy, 9, Struck, Critically Injured A 9-year-old Fair Lawn boy was critically injured Wednesday in what responders all said was a "tragic accident." The third-grader apparently ran into 17th Street near Morlot Avenue when he was struck by a 2014 Honda CR-V shortly before 4 p.m., police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. He was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson with a severe head injury, plus several broken bones, Metzler said. The driver, a 58-year-old woman also from Fair Lawn, remained at the scene, the sergeant said. No charges will be filed, he said. Fair Lawn police and Volunteer Ambulance Corps members w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NYC Boy, 15, With Stolen Muscle Car Admits Bergen Business Break-Ins NYC Boy, 15, With Stolen Muscle Car Admits Bergen Business Break-Ins
NYC Boy, 15, With Stolen Muscle Car Admits Bergen Business Break-Ins A 15-year-old New York City boy went on a burglary spree in Fair Lawn -- stealing cash, cigarettes and lottery scratch offs – using a muscle car reported stolen from Long Island, authorities said. The Feb. 21 spree included $100 taken from the register of Best Cleaners on Morlot Avenue after the glass front door was smashed, as well as a failed attempt at entering New Breed Paintball on Fair Lawn Avenue the same way, Sgt. Brian Metzler said Friday. The teen was captured on surveillance video breaking the glass on the front door of the BP Gas Station, also on Fair Lawn Avenue, around 3:30 a.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver, 18, Says Police Impostors Stopped Her Off Bergen Highway Driver, 18, Says Police Impostors Stopped Her Off Bergen Highway
Driver, 18, Says Police Impostors Stopped Her Off Bergen Highway UPDATE: Fair Lawn police on Friday continued to investigate a Wyckoff driver’s report that she was pulled over by two men posing as police officers. The 18-year-old woman told police that she’d just exited southbound Route 208 onto Plaza Road in Fair Lawn around 8:45 p.m. Monday when she saw overhead lights behind her. She described the vehicle following her as a small car that looked “similar to a Honda,” with front windshield tints, according to a report filed with Fair Lawn police on Thursday. Two men got out wearing “hoodies or beanies,” the woman reported.  Feeling something wasn’t …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian, 48, Struck In Fair Lawn Pedestrian, 48, Struck In Fair Lawn
Pedestrian, 48, Struck In Fair Lawn A 48-year-old Fair Lawn pedestrian was hospitalized with head and leg injuries after she was struck by a van Friday afternoon, police said. The victim was crossing Plaza Road when she was struck shortly after 2 p.m. by a 2010 GMC van driven by a 57-year-old Hackettstown man who was making a left turn from Morlot Avenue, Sgt. Brian Metzler said.She was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson with injuries that Metzler said weren't considered life-threatening. Plaza Road between Morlot Avenue and Southern Drive was temporarily closed but later reopened, the sergeant sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco